My in-laws have a photo gallery wall in their stairwell that I have always loved! Their life and ministry have taken them all over the world, so they have various pictures displayed of special places they've been. Bradley and I haven't been able to travel extensively together in our almost 6 years of marriage, but we have traveled a little, so we decided to frame some of our favorite 'spots' and begin working on our stairwell.
I had some frames that a friend had given me, so I simply cut some burlap to the size of the frame, placed the picture in the center, and hung them on the wall! Such a simple project that only cost me the price of printing out the pictures.
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| Photo from our honeymoon of Mayan Ruins in Belize |
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| Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, CA |
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| Highway 1 in California {family vacation 2010} |
If you don't have burlap lying around your house {like I do} it really isn't that expensive. You can purchase it in most fabric stores--you'll find it with other utility fabrics. I like the texture that it adds to the photos. Right now I'm keeping the frames in their original stain, but I'd eventually like to paint them an heirloom white. We have yet to paint the stairwell, foyer and hallways {mostly because of the high ceilings} so until then I am living with builder grade flat paint, which is a great collector for toddler fingerprints!
What simple projects have you completed lately?
